The 3.0% annualised gain in second-quarter GDP overstates the economy’s underlying strength, as it was largely driven by a 30% slump in imports as pre-tariff stockpiling unwound. The more worrying development was that growth in sales to private domestic purchasers slowed to just 1.2%, its weakest since late 2022.
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